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quick shots latest local, national & international news Launceston's very own electronic producer Patrick Duke aka PD has landed himself a spot in the top 9 finalists of the Nokia Terminal9 competition. Giving him a chance to win a trip to London for a week to meet with a stack of hiphop breaks and dnb labels. Head along to Terminal9.com.au. To listen to PD's track "Tssssaaa". To vote for PD simply send an sms to 1996 6542 with the txt "HOB009" (Please note you can only vote once, and SMS votes are charged at 55c per vote) Tasmanian Bands Fell To Erin, The Voyeurs, The Fat Band, Modus, Anita George & Northbound have all scored a spot amongst the line-up for The Falls Festival at Marion Bay, Congratulations!.

The votes are in - Casey Donovan has been announced as the 2nd Australian Idol. The 16 year old Sydneysider has secured a recording deal with the newly merged SONY BMG Music Entertainment which will see her release her debut album on December 13. Says the company's Chairman & CEO Denis Handlin, “I am immensely proud of the journey that Casey has taken to become our Australian Idol. I sincerely believe she is a career artist and look forward to witnessing the growth of a major recording star." The first single from the album 'Listen With Your Heart' is currently selling by the truckload. Just days after the grand finale, runner up Anthony Callea announced that he had also signed a deal with the company which will see him release his first single 'The Prayer' on December 19. Anthony's rendition of the Andrea Bocelli track was seen to be one of the best in the competition and earned a “Grand Royale Touchdown” by judge Mark Holden.

Anthony will begin work on his debut album in the coming weeks which is due for release in early 2005.

The Big Day Out, is returning in January 2005 and according to co-producer Vivian Lees, the

event has now sold its 2 millionth ticket. He says, "For me it’s a number that signifies the legions of individual Big Day Out fans which I have seen enjoying the shows for a long time now. It makes me very proud because I know the hard work and the great performances that have gone into the event and create the fantastic memories taken away by fans. Big Day Out rules!” The event, which was started in 1992, is Australia’s premiere music event and that looks set to continue in 2005. Artists confirmed so far include: The Beastie Boys, Powderfinger, Chemical Brothers, Grinspoon, The Donnas, System Of A Down, The Music, John Butler Trio, Dallas Crane, The Freestylers, Eskimo Joe, The Streets, Little Birdy, Infusion, Concord Dawn, Regurgitator, Carl Cox, Spiderbait, Slipknot, Decoder Ring, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Bexta, Atmosphere, Hatebreed, Le Tigre, The D4, Wolfmother, Hilltop Hoods and Kid 606.

After a relatively quiet year on the release front, Mike Patton is back with a new CD – this time a collaboration with Kaada titled ‘Romances’. The album contains some beautiful Kaada soundscapes which are augmented by the smooth, eerie vocal work and unpredictable electronic manipulation of Mike Patton – graduate at the school of Faith No More and Mr Bungle. The album has just been released through Ipecac. 2005 is shaping up to being one of the biggest on record for Mike Patton. His collaboration with the X-ecutioners finally sees the light of day in January while his other band Fantomas will release their new album ‘Suspended Animation’ in April.

The Chemical Brothers have announced plans to release new material in the New Year.

‘Galvanize’ is the name of the first single from their forthcoming album. The track is a full blooded pulsing dancefloor anthem featuring the vocal talents of US rapper Q-tip. It hits the stores on January 17 while the forthcoming new studio

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Grinspoon Yeah. (laughs) Do you have anything, like a "ruggie" that you won't go on tour without? A blow-up doll?

I won't go on tour without thongs in the Summer.

For your feet, of course.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Well, yeah. (laughs) Thongs for your feet. I usually take some Tobasco sauce and ...

Is that for pranks and stuff? (laughs)Yeah. No, that's for eating.

I thought you were going to start talking about what you can do with toothpaste next. (laughs) No ... and lots of pairs of socks.

It's all about footwear, really.

Apart from that, just the regular things.

You guys must let off a bit of steam and go wild somewhere?

We had Monday and Tuesday off so me and Chris and Danny, our stage guy, went out and, basically, got really, really drunk ... for no particularly good reason. When you're doing the show, you have a couple of beers, but when you have a night off you're at a bit of a loss for what to do. So, we usually end up going out and, instead of taking it easy and having a rest, we usually end up going out and getting "on the sauce."

With a new album, success in the singles charts and heaps of radio play, Grinspoon are heading down to Tassie, with shows in Devonport, launceston & Hobart including two shows for the underage. Dave Williams asked bass player, Joe Hansen about what seems like a new direction for the band.

You guys are heading down to Tassie soon?

Yeah, we are, mid-December I believe.

How many times have you played down here?

We've been there a few times. We played at the Gone South Festival two or three times and we've also done some club shows in Hobart, Launceston & Devonport.

We don't get down there extremely often, but we've been a few times ... it's a bit of a hit and run mission (this tour). I think we're only there for three or four days.

We're playing four shows in three days, so it'll be pretty intense, but we're doing an underage show, which will be good and we've always had a pretty decent underage crowd. So, I think it'll be similar to what we've done before.

The new album, "Thrills, Spills & Sunday Pills," seems to take quite a different direction to your previous work. Do you think that's a fair assessment?

Yeah, I think it is a change in direction. I think we're trying to do something a bit different and I think we wanted to change a little bit, each album. We didn't want to get stuck into a little stereotype of what Grinspoon should be, so we consciously tried to pick songs that were a little more melodic and a bit more moody than our last stuff.

Was it the success of the single, "Chemical Heart" that drove the exploration into that new direction?

I think, maybe, that gave us the confidence

to think that not every single song we do has to be fast, a fast rock song, so I think that helped. I think, on the album as a whole, there was more of us getting into melodies and harmonies and stuff like that.

So we evolved into that direction.

Have you got a live set worked out for when you play down here or will you be putting that together in the next week or so?

We're in the middle of the tour (to promote the album) right now, so we've got a set roughly worked out that we've been playing, so I think we'll probably, more or less, stick to that. We'll make a few changes for Homebake, which is coming up soon and then if the changes for that work, we'll probably stick to them. We like to run it and not change it too much as it means you can get on a good roll with the songs.

It's better if you get one set that really works.

What sort of mix will there be of old stuff and new stuff? Is it going to be a kick-ass live set or will it be a bit softer? (laughs) Hah. Hah. Is it going to be the slow, boring album? (laughs)

Is it going to be shit or is it going to be good?

It's going to be good.

I think we're doing five or six new songs, but there's no way we'll be playing all slow songs, or anything like that. The live show is different to an album. A live show you want to keep the energy up pretty high. So, we're not going to be playing fourballads in a row or something ... (laughs) Everyone's going, "Yeah. Cool!"

Exactly.

Your recent DVD, "23 Hours of Waiting Around," shows the less glamourous side to touring and being in a band, what gets you through touring?

It's tough and boring in a way, but in another way, we're in a lucky position to be able to do it anyway, so, basically, you take it in turns to get some sleep, so you're not all irritable and tired. I guess we watch a lot of TV. Catching up with Dr Phil?

On the sauce! That's classic. It's actually the name of a cartoon strip we run in the magazine.

Really?

Yeah. (laughs) Cool. (laughs) What will you guys do after the gigs in tassie - just head back to the hotel or stay for a couple of beers?

Yeah, straight back to the hotel for a cup of tea! (laughs) No, straight after you've finished, you've got a lot of adrenaline pumping and the last thing you want is to go straight back to the hotel room, so we usually hang around for a couple of beers.

Cool. Well then, congratulations on the album's success and ll the radio play for the singles.

No worries, mate.

Good luck for your tour down here. I'll do my best to get along to see you.

Alright mate. See ya.

T h e Va s c o E r a

2004 National Campus Band Competition winners, The Vasco Era will play in Tasmaniain early December and then again for The Falls Festival at Marion Bay. The three piece band, made up of brothers Sid (vocals, guitars, percussion) and Ted (bass,vocals) O'Neil and Michael Fitzgerald. (drums, percussion) have a strong, simple, bluesy style that has earned them comparisons with Detroit's The White Stripes and fellow performers at The Falls, The Black Keys.

Ted O'Neill spoke with Dave Williams about the upcoming tours, amongst other stuff ...

I heard you got your name from a Leunig cartoon parodying Vasco De Gama, the Portugese explorer, with a character called Vasco Pyjama.

We were at school and we were throwing nameds around and one of the other people that were sitting in the room was reading a newspaper and they had a laugh about it and we asked them what they were laughing about and that was that.

How long ago was that?

Two years ago.

How old are you?

I'm 23, Fitzie is 21 and Sid is 19.

What do you guys do when your not playing music?

Go listen to music.sport, surfing ... visiting friends.

We know each other so well. We've played together since we started playing, so we know how each other plays, our styles. it's the same thing thing Fitzie, our drummer, 'cause we've grown up with him as well.

We're not afraid to tell each otherwhat we like in the band, 'cause if I don't like it, I don't and it won't matter anyway.

The single, "Kingswood" seems to be a song about two people, but it's got the title of one of Australia's greatest cars, what's with that?

I don't know. I didn't write it. t was Sid and he doesn't say what the songs are about. I think it is about a person.

Have you had a Kingswood?

Our parents did, when we were younger.

Who's had an influence on the sound of The Vasco Era? Well, obviously, The Black Keys and The White Stripes, but also a lot of older blues, like John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters ... that sort of stuff. people have also compared us with John Butler, but I think that's because we percussion in a big way. In our live show, we play a lot of percussion ... Before Sid was our guitarist he was a drummer for six years, so we've got a heavy percussion base.

If you weren't in a band, what would you be dong?

Probably arts. I just finished a visual arts degree, last year, so I'd say I'd be doing something along those lines.

Are you based in Melbourne full-time now?

How do you get ready for ashow like The Falls?

We were in Melbourne during the year, but we've all moved back to Apollo Bay. How do you feel about playing at The Falls?

It's going to be so good, I can't wait. I haven't been to Tassie since I was six or sevn, so I'm looking forward to getting back down there, seeing everything and Marion bay is supposed to be really nice. We're also doing gigs in early December, as well, so it's a good lead up and hopefully people will come and watch us.

How is it going to be playing alongside bands like The Black keys, who I've read are one of the band's favourites?

Awesome, I can't wait. i haven't had a chance to see them yet, but Sid has and he said they're on of the best bands he'd ever seen. Ican't wait, I love their music.

I've read comparisons made between your band and The White Stripes, are you happy with that or is it just the marketing department getting creative?

We're a fairly bluesy band, but we're in a bit of a different vein to them. But, it's great.

It's a rap for you, isn't it?

Yeah.

We've had a lot of brothers in successful Australian bands, what's it like being in a band with your brother?

We haven't really played to a really big crowd. The most we've done is about 800 ... I was nervous beforehand, but just before getting on stage, I was really pumped up, really excited. I think that the more people that see you play, the more exciting it gets.

How much has winning the National Campus Band Competition helped you?

As fo The Falls, not at all,m as we already had The Falls before we won, but it has helped a lot. We get three days recording, another guitar and stuff, so it's given us things that we would have had to fork out a lot of money for otherwise. So, we don't have to worry about that, and it's put us a step ahead.

Are you playing Lorne as well?

Yeah, we fly out at something like 5am, so, unfortunately, we won't be sticking around.

On a totally different subject, how did you feel about Kasey winning Australian Idol? (laughs) Well, I prefer her to that Anthony bloke, but I'm not a big fan of Australian idol. I think it's a lot of bullshit, focussed. It's good entertainment, but I think it builds people up to think they've got a career, and they do have some commercial success, but I think it will be very limited.

What are you up to, in terms of production?

We're planning to record another EP in January or February ...

R o c k S a l t - R E G U R G I TAT O R Just interviews.

All day?

Yeah, pretty much.

To promote the new release, "Mishmash?"

Yeah, apparently. (laughs) Does this work anymore? (laughs) What, the whole album promotion, interview thing?

Yeah, does anything work anymore? (laughs) I don't know. I just don't know if anything works anymore. (laughs) Yeah, well, you've tried everything you could - the band in the bubble thing ..

Tokyo would be interesting, I think. I believe their whole concept of privacy is totally different to ours.

Yeah, but in another way they have this incredible voyeuristic streak, as well and a love for freaky, popculture. I'd make it more extreme, if I could - make it completely glass and nowhere to hide.

Yeah, you had a smoking room?

Yeah, smoking and a toilet, shower room. Out the back was like a prison yard. At any time there'd be three or four males, with their shirts off, tattoos, working out on a punching bag.

Keeping an eye out?

Yeah, it was very weird.

We produced the video. We watched the video, from inside this bubble, on a screen go to air for the first time. We had a single mastered and returned to us. All this before we'd even left the bubble. That's kind of bizarre.

Why did you release "Mishmash" independently?

I'm going to tell you that it was a mutual agreement between our (record) company and us. And it was agreed we weren't selling enough records to warrant them (keeping us). Our key man had left a long time ago, which is very important to bands that sign to majors. If your key man or key woman leaves, you are left with someone with completely different priorities, different perceptions, ambitions - bands they want to make their career on and it becomes very difficult to get good work out of them. And, it is about the people, essentially in any company. If they're not on your side, you're fucked.

Sharpening your shank?

Yeah, that's right. Tried everything we could! Yeah, we're, obviously, desperate at this stage. (laughs)

It was not so long ago that Quan emerged from "the bubble" in federation square, Melbourne after spending weeks under the gaze of the public online, on TV and in the open. From their time as voyeuristic attractions has come "Mishmash," their first-ever independent record and a tour to promote their first release in three years.

Dave Williams caught up with his old mate, Quan Yeomans, from Uni to get the latest.

So, where are you? Are you at home?

Yeah, I'm at home.

Brisbane?

Sydney, actually. I've lived here for about a year, but I wouldn't call it home, though. I was actually born here, but I feel completely different every time I come back.

What have you been up to today?

It's not that different from what other bands do go away together, lock themselves away until they've made an album ... but not in such a public spot. Was it a publicity thing? What's your overview of the whole time?

It's really up to the individual to make up their own mind about whether it was about publicity or making music. Essentially, our goal was to create a record and that was what we did. The actual idea was based around doing our first independent record, ever and I thought of a way we could subvert the lack of interest, the lack of publicity and funding that often comes with doing an independent record, unless you've got a massive live following, like The John Butler Trio. I'd been living overseas for 18 months prior to that, so we hadn't done anything for three years, almost. So, it was like, "Hell, let's fuck with ourselves and fuck with everyone else and see what happens.

Where do you go from there?

I'd like to do it again, actually, in Hong Kong or Tokyo.

How do you feel about touring?

Yeah, exactly.

How did going through that affect the sound of the album?

I don't know if it affected the sound that much. It's very hard to say, compared with doing it in a private environment. it definitely controlled the methodology involved, 'cause we were all highly adrenalised by the performance nature of the experience. We were all overworking and really pushing ourselves not to appear boring in front of people. So, we burnt ourselves out very quickly, actually. Got a lot of work done very quickly.

Are you happy with how the single, "The Drop" has been going?

The good thing about touring this album is it does give us a realistic indication of what people think of the music now. I had no idea when we were in the bubble.

I was completely cut off and I had no idea what it looked like from the outside, if it looked like a promotional toss or a corporate wank or whether it did, genuinely look interesting and we were producing reasonable music. Going on tour with a record will be good for us, to get a realistic understanding of the relationship between us and the audience again.

You've played Tassie before?

Yeah, Hobart quite a few times and Launceston too.

And the Falls Festival too. That's a beautiful spot.

What are your memories?

I don't know. I haven't really looked. I don't look at media anymore and I don't look at charts. I've got a feeling it's been played lot's because of the novelty factor. the weird thing is we recorded it , mixed it in there, sent it out to more radio stations than we've ever sent a single to before, it was played on more radio stations than ever played any (of our) other singles.

I really like Hobart, as a city. I like eating out and the food quality is always really high and the environment I've seen, driving around Tasmania, is quite astounding.

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By Dave Williams

You Am I

Who hasn't heard of Aussie rockers, You Am I? Well, if you've been under a rock for the past ten years, You Am I are the ones Jet, The Vines, Silverchair and others refer to as one of their major influences. Booked for the bill at Marion bay, You Am I will soon travel overseas from the north island to Tasmania. Bass-player, Andy Kent spoke with Dave Williams about where the band was heading.

You're playing the Falls Festival down here, did you play last year?

No, we've done four of them over the years.

Now, we are at that point, even though we're only in our early thirties, there's the perception that You Am I have had something to do with younger bands that have comet through the ranks and that we've influenced them to some degree. They name-check us a bit. Some people go so far as saying we're the godfathers of the industry ... it's not a bad position to be in and it ... helps us. We're going to record a new record early next year and put that out. We'll do a tour. So, looking forward to doing that and working out how we're going to do it.

Are you guys still looking to dominate the world or is that over?

And how often have you played Tassie?

We've done about ten or fifteen gigs over the years in Tasmania.

What do you remember?

We've played The Hobart Town Hall a couple of times, the Uni a heap of times. We've been all around, Launceston ... and they all seemed to go pretty well.

How did you get to be the professional musician that you are now?

I've played music since I was a little kid, I suppose ... and I guess I entertained the idea as a kid, but to be a professional musician, it's hard to do. It's the sort of thing where most musicians who do it for a living play stuff they don't really want to play. They play whatever they can get paid to play. It's pretty hard to do in this country, but being paid to play rock ' n' roll for over ten years, I think we're just lucky we got a good band and a good songwriter and we worked really hard through those years. I don't think anyone had a grand plan to become a professional musician, I think they just had the grand plan to be in a good band and make some interesting music and try and make some musical difference.

It's a load of shit, really, this "dominate the world" when there's, literally, 10,000 bands out there ... it's probably easier buying a lottery ticket and you'll save yourself a lot of money.

Going back to England and America and tour we could do that. there's people all over the States who've been fans for years and they haven't seen us for a while, so a new record will be a nice surprise and it'd be good to do a club tour of America and come home ... so it's not dead for us over there. It's a matter of making a new record and we haven't done that for three years.

Why haven't you put a new record out in three years?

Yeah, fine. We just did a quick tour of the east coast. We did four shows. One in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle and they all sold out really quickly and were hardly advertised, so I think word of mouth is really strong and most bands would have to do a bit more to get that, so I think we are in a position where we have worked hard and achieved this.

Ummm ... a band called, "The Cops," from Sydney are well worth a look.

Cool. How do you prepare for a show in front of thousands of people.

Oh ... a bit of a chat, throw a few jokes around and pour a stiff Gin and check in that everyone is alright and ok with the set and then look forward to doing it.

I guess you're playing Lorne and Tassie?

Will you get any time to wander around?

No. The way rock 'n' roll works ... time is money ... I was going to bring my wife down there and have a bit of a holiday, but decided it probably wasn't worth the hassle in the end.

So we're just going to head home, like we normally do. Nothing against Tasmania, it happens all over. I'd love to go traveling. I'd like to see it one day, but, maybe, next time.

thrown out there, but it was and it stuck. It's like Led Zeppelin. If you think about the name, Led Zeppelin, it's the most preposterous name you've ever heard. It's stupid, but it's not the name, it's what's built around it that gives it significance. No one actually knows what "You Am I" was intended to mean, but whatever it means to people is whatever it means.

What do you like to do when you're not playing music?

I dunno. A bit of everything, I suppose. I do love playing music and I'll play with other people, if given half a chance. (I) check out other bands ...

What was the last gig you saw that you went off at, crowd surfing or whatever?

That band, The Cops, I mentioned before ... they're great.

Do you have a favourite artist or CD that's on repeat on your CD player?

No. That'd drive me insane.

I once came up with a band name of "I Am You," does the name, "You Am I" refer to the similarities between us all?

A friend of Tim's came up with it a long, long time ago and I don't think he can remember, exactly where it came from and why it was

Whatever i feel like playing, I'll play, but never the same thing.

Thanks very much for your time.

Now worries. Take care.

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Were you happy with how that went, "The Cream and the Crop."

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That's it! Oh, yeah. Fine. You know ... 'best of" ... everyone knows the songs on it. You don't have to make it. You just put it together.

You mentioned before that other bands refer to You Am I and Tim Rogers, as a songwriter as major influences ...

Yeah.

How are things for You Am I at the moment?

When you play The Falls, is there anybody that you're looking forward to checking out?

If I was in a band and someone else was constantly being singled out for praise, I'd probably get a bit jealous. Do you ever feel like that?

Ah ... no. No. (laughs) He can have it. (laughs) He can have it, mate. There's a lot of it and it's sometimes pretty weird and ... I wouldn't want it.

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The Cops The only reason I can think of is that they like the songs. (laughs) And, apparently, we can put on a half-decent live show to back up the songs on the album. So, (laughs) I can't think of any other reasons. We haven't given them any money or anything.

How do you chill out? Base jumping?

No. No. No. I'm a bit of a coward like that. I don't like putting my life in danger. I like sitting firmly in the comfort zone. Music is my chill out., going to see bands and hanging out at the pub.

Who are your favourite bands at the moment?

A Melbourne band called, "Midnight Juggernaut," who are so fresh to my ears, with all this 'new rock' shit. It's amazing what they are doing. I haven't been getting into anything recently. I don't really like any of the recent music that's been made. All that fancy ... posing shit, like The Killers and stuff like that. I think it's fucking crap. basically, get a good haircut, good PR person and you're away.

With big endorsements from the likes of You Am I's Andy Kent and a spot in the lineup for The Falls Festival, The Cops are showing they're more than just a cool name. Dave Williams found that The Cops' Simon Carter was writing new material for an album.

When do you think it will be out?

I have no idea. we don't have any indication yet, but hopefully, soon. The (current) album, "Stomp On Tripwires," came out September .

We've just got back from doing the album tour.

What was the tour like?

Well, we've been on the road, pretty constantly, for the past couple of months with Dallas Crane and then The Von Bondies, so .. it was going back to places that we've been to before, and a few that we hadn't been to before. Overall the tour was fantastic. We started off in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Byron B - came down her to do some shows in Wooloongong and Newcastle, Ballarat, Canberra ...

Did the bands mix much on the tour?

Yeah ... we're all friends ... it was like going on tour with friends.

What did you do when you weren't playing?

Sightseeing?

No, driving actually. It was all, basically, driving. We'd have to get up at 5.30am and drive to the next place, so we didn't get much time.

Have you heard the No Doubt song, What You Waiting For?" I like what they have done. They're a bit like us.

They started off with ska and punk stuff and now they're doing dance stuff and it's still fucking ... good. Top shit ... I really respect what No Doubt are doing. They're doing some great stuff.

I guess you guys must be pretty wrapped to be on the lineup for The Falls?

Yeah ... we can't wait to play to that many people, if, they are indeed, sitting out there, watching. It'll be a great experience. I can't wait.

Who will u be checking out?

I'm really looking forward to seeing You Am I. I've been into them for so long. I'll probably wander around and check it all out.

Are you flying in and flying out?

Yeah, I think we're actually doing the New Year's Eve at The 'Espy' (The Esplanade Hotel), in Melbourne, so we'll be hightailing to Melbourne, I think.

I might tell them from now on read the fucking bio!

Exhausting?

Yeah, it was. The last drive from Adelaide to Sydney - really fucking tiring! (yawns) I guess it goes with the job.

Yeah.

Until you get your own helicopter.

Yeah! Totally. You have to work. You can't sit on your arse and expect it to come to you, so get out there and play to the kids.

For people who aren't familiar with your music, wher would you say you fit in the musical landscape?

I don't think we fit any particular genre or any trend that's around ...I think that there's a nice spread of songs on the album which are of all different styles. I think it's an album of song writing. i don't think it's an album of rock or an album of electronica or whatever. I'd really like to be one of those bands that consistently put out good material, but from one album to the next, you don't know what you are going to get.

Why do you think people are getting into your music?

Last question. Just about every interview you do at the moment, are you asked where the name of the band came from?

Yeah ... quite a lot actually.

You must get the same questions. Do you get sick of them?

Yeah, I do get sick of the same questions, but .. every one wants to know ... so i just go on autopilot, you know.

You'd think they'd read your bio wouldn't you?

Yeah. I didn't think about that. Yeah, actually, you're right. I might tell them from now on - read the fucking bio! (laughs) Ok, man, time to go. Thanks for your time.

Thank you, man.

When I'm at The Falls, I might come and try and say hello, if that's alright - be a bit of a groupie.

Of course that's alright. Come and have a fuckin' beer with us.

I'm going to bring a footy down so we can have a bit of a kick.

Excellent.

Ok, man. catch ya.

See ya, mate.

T h e F a l l s F e s t i v a l - Ta s s i e B a n d P l a y o f f s

by Heidi Fitzgerald

Hobart - Winners

Fell To Erin

Anita George & Northbound There’s not one person I’ve spoken to who isn’t looking forward to the Falls Festival this year.

I unfortunately was absent from last years event which I regretted as soon as the sun began to set last New Years Eve and I could hear crickets chirping.

This year however there will be no crickets to be heard, just some damn good beats and tunes! The line up for the Falls is getting better and better every day with the likes of The John Butler Trio, Missy Higgins, Xavier Rudd, The Black Keys, The Cat Empire, Hilltop Hoods, Downsyde, and the reason I’ll be wettin my pants….._DE LA SOUL!!

All that bill needs is some local talent, and last Wednesday night that was exactly what was being

decided. Five Tasmanian bands battled it out at the Republic Bar and Cafe, proving to the crowd that the talent here is thriving. The Falls Festival Band Playoff kicked off at 8.30pm and for the first time in my life I was on time to something, only to discover that the bands started at 9pm. A dangerous half hour of solid drinking time was open to me. I spent it wisely. All the tables inside had been claimed, and by the time the first band had stepped on stage, all the floor space was filled as-well. A great turn out.

The line up was (in order of appearance) Attic Grooves, Anita George and Northbound, Terraplane, Fell to Erin and then Nelly and the Fat Band. Attic Grooves was the opener, and they opened with style. The opening speech got 10 points from me. It was their first gig ever and the nerves were apparent but quickly disappeared.

They were loving it. Big ups to the boys who had pretty much everyone grooving by the second bar of the first song_. Speaking of bars, that’s where I

The Fat Band was headed. By the time Anita George and Northbound were making noises the place was chockers. It seemed this girl cold do everything.

She was singing, then playing the guitar, then singing while playing the guitar, then she couldn’t sing because she had a harmonica in her mouth while playing the guitar, and with the band also involved in all this, they sounded fantastic. I was impressed.

The next band up was Terraplane and reports were that they were a group of older males who had a distinct pub flavour to them that wasn’t enough to move me from my seat near the heater in the beer garden and go and investigate. I was however very disappointed that I didn’t see much of the next band, that being Fell to Erin.

These guys seem to be very established in the music scene both in Tasmania and the mainland.

The 4 members have been together (with one member change) since 1998, and have 3 albums under their belts. They have supported the likes of

Alex Lloyd, Grinspoon, You am I and many MANY more, they also played at the first two Gone South festivals with names like Silverchair, Killing Heidi and Powderfinger. It was a poor effort that I missed them.

I made sure however, that I didn’t miss Nelly and the Fat Band. Nothing but good reports also about these guys. And I finally heard for myself that it’s all true. Not only is their music funky as, but their stage presence is very contagious.

All eight (yes, they have many instruments all being vital for the Nelly sound) members had so much energy, it was impossible not to move while they were playing.

The final decision was that Fell to Erin and Nelly and the Fat Band from Hobart got through to the Falls Festival. Congrats go to Fell to Erin from Hobart!! Well done to all bands involved and also to all that were involved in general. Had a ball.

Launceston - Competitors the room and tension filled the air as we watied for the band. It was great. They milked it, I'm sure and good on them., Before they even played a note, they had the audience where they wanted them. If it wasn't planned, then I think, next time, it should be.

The Morning After while a couple seemed to stall a bit. With a bit more depth to their repertoire the weaker songs will be weeded out.

Modus Out of the approx 118 bands that applied to play at The Falls Festival, five played off for three spots on the bill for Tassie bands from the North at The Batman Fawkner Inn, in Launcestobn on Thursday 25th of November

loss, 'cause obviously, Modus must've been good to make it though. I arrived in time for Nassology, from Penguin - a group of young guys and girls (was it even legal for them to be in the pub?) who impressed me with their energy and efforts to provide a stage show.

In the end, only two bands suited what the judges were looking for - Modus and The Voyeurs.

They obviously enjoyed themselves and the fun was infectious. With a few more songs to their repertoire and more experience may see this band progress. It's great to see a mix of guys and girls in the same band and it gives Nassology a unique sound and image - which is what we all want, isn't it?

I admit I rocked up late and missed Rocket Noodle, as well as Modus, who I was told by reliable sources, played a good, tight set. My

Finally came The Voyeurs. There was a buzz in

The Morning After were a bit more polished with an intro full of showmanship. These guys had a strong sound, with some saying they could hear similarities with Modus.

Nassology

The judges on the night said that on the whole, Hobart seemed to have a more "folky" feel to the playoffs, whereas the sound was a bit harder in Launceston. If I were to give an encouragement award, it would go to The Morning After - they played well. I think, though, that the sooner they write some new material the better, as a couple of their songs rocked,

The Voyeurs

After a number of furtive glances to the stage, The Voyeurs entered the limelight. And they took the night to a new level. Their professionalism, their showmanship and the quirkiness of the Oud and other non-traditional instruments made this band rise above the masses of hard rock bands.

As only two bands were chosen from the North, another has been selected from the Playoffs in Hobart, Anita George & Northbound.

Bangin Beats DJ Profile - eSKay What inspired you to start DJ'ing?

Shared a house with two DJ's (Ken Jenson, Little Luke) in Brisbane when I first started working in clubs. I use to stuff around on the decks and do their heads in till they decided teaching me properly was going to be their only relief.

Did you play any traditional instruments before you started dj'ing?

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I use to play the drums when I was a Teenager, played in a few pub bands until I sold my drum kit to buy my first car.

How long have you been playing?

10 years Breaks are arguably the big thing at the moment in electronica in Tasmania, any ideas where it might head next?

Im playing a combination of breaks and electro house at the moment but who knows, the cycle of change is getting too quick for me to keep up with!

Whats your favourite gig that you have played at?

In Tassie "Flux" @ the Museum earlier this year was great fun. The entire production of the event took this to the next level in Northern Tas. Happy Valley (Sydney) would probably be the biggest party I played, but funnily enough I can’t remember A great deal about that road trip?

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Who are you favourite DJ's and why?

Australia Kid Kenobi& Phil Smart.

Internationally always been a big Timo Maas fan What do you enjoy most about playing?

Entertaining people How did you come up with the name eSKay? Be honest!

It came from some rather messy think time about DJ names years ago back in Bris vegas preparing for a party called Oblivion on the Gold coast. It is actually an abreviation for a couple of rather crass words, but I will leave the rest to people's imaginations!

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What tips do you have for any up and coming dj's or people thinking about gettin into dj'ing?

Watching is one of the best ways to pick up the basics, and if you want to make a career in DJing, do those mix tapes and get them to the promoters is the best way to show case what you can do.

How has the electronic scene in Tasmania changed in the last 5 years?

In the north it has grown quickly and has been excepted as an alternative to top 40 shit by alot of venues and club owners who had dismissed it in the past. Lets just hope the back bone of electronic music isnt crushed by commercialism.

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Bangin Beats Downsyde

by Huw Joseph you’ll find out how it finished.

(Huw): “How the fuck do these phone cards work, I can never figure em out. I already pressed hash for fucks sake……….Ahhhhhh come on you fucking piece of Shhh……Ah yeah, Hello is, Armee there please?”

(Armee): “Yeah this is me.”

(Huw): “Cool, cool. I’m from Hobart I’m gonna interview you if that’s alright?”

(Armee): “Yeah bro, shoot.”

(Huw): “So you guys are on Obese Records now, how come you changed after releasing ‘Land Of The Giants’ through Hydro Funk?”

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(Armee): “Yeah, Hydro Funk had a few problems with EMI, but for us it was nothing personal just a natural progression really. We thought we’d try a new label, and everything’s cool.”

Interview with DJ Armee Downsydes EP ‘Lesfortunate’ is a dope lil’ taste to keep you going until their full length album ‘When The Dust Settles’ enters your life.

The title track off the EP is called ‘Lesfortunate’ and is a guaranteed favourite, blending a stinging attack on greed and power with a monster chorus, supreme beats and extra-wide sub-curdling bass.

The EP is the ultimate summer block party rocker featuring 6 killer tracks from the WA six piece hip-hop group and is their debut on Obese Records.

Over the last few months there has been a creative avalanche at Downsyde central and Optamus, Dazastah, Dynamikes, Salvatore, Cheeky and Armee have been working overtime putting together an epic new album release.

It is a step forward from the 2003 release LAND OF THE GIANTS and will feature up to 15 tracks ranging from tuff streetwise hiphop to stoner party tracks and downbeat monsters.

It's nuts and may contain traces of dub, brass, drum and bass, funk and soul.

As ever, the lyrical ability is supreme across the frontline MC's Optamus, Dazastah and Dynamikes with a crate full of blips, scratches, samples and percussion brought to the party

by Cheeky, Salvatore and DJ Armee.

The fire and heart of the mc/dj combo that first started writing, performing and producing in 1996 is still as strong as ever but eight years on the beats and rhymes they create as a tight knit team of hip-hop craftsmen are black belt quality with global style and always with KILLER BEATS! Thematically, the album's a bit of everything with social, personal and political observations about war, sex, peace, parties, cars, hip hop, the rat race, racism, dope..the works.

Since releasing their LAND OF THE GIANTS album in March 2003, Downsyde have taken some giant steps; racking up loads of radio play and album sales and putting on more than 100 mighty live shows across the nation.

During this touring schedule they shared the stage with some of the finest hip-hop and beats acts in the world; Jurassic 5, Cypress Hill, Grandmaster Flash, Black Eyed Peas, Naughty By Nature, Spearhead, Hilltop Hoods, Resin Dogs, Mark B, Koolism and more.

So this is how it all started, keep reading and

(Huw): “Fair enough, fair enough. You guys have got a pretty big crew, how do you guys write your stuff, do you have a kinda battle plan or do ya just jam and freestyle have a few beers and then press it to vinyl?”

(Armee): “Ahhhh, I wish it was that easy bro.

We all have our own set ups at home, so one of us might make a beat and take it to Dazastah’s house and he’ll do some work on it, then someone else will write a rap and then pass it on to me and I’ll drop some cuts and pass it on to cheeky and he’ll put a guitar lick on it. We just pass everything around. We’re all our own people with our own projects, so we come together and get shit happening.”

(Huw): “So Dazastah is basically the producer?”

(Armee): “Yeah, he’s pretty much our man. He produces all the beats or touches up what anyone else has made, so if anyone has anything they take it straight to him. He also mc’s along with Optamus and Dynamikes.”

(Huw): “And the rest of the crew?”

(Armee): “Cheeky plays keys, bass and brings heaps of samples and shit and then Salvatore plays drums.”

(Huw): “Live drummer?”

(Armee): “Live drummer bro!” ((Huw): “Easy…! So you guys have a lot of mad party toons, did you grow playing party hip-hop, where are all these funky fucken beats coming from?”

(Armee): “Well we’re all mad music lovers and a very multicultural band so I guess a lot of the inspiration comes from our different backgrounds. We get into a bit of drum and bass and breaks and shit like that, so we can easily reach a broader spectrum of audience.

It makes it really fun touring too.”

(Huw): “So what have you guys got planned for the next year?”

(Armee): “We just wanna focus on OZ and overseas, hook up connections and look at getting o/s distribution. You know, UK, France.

Hopefully travel heaps and spread the word.”

(Huw): “Well you guys are punching out some fuck off music so I hope it all goes well for ya!”

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(Armee): “Cheers mate.”

(Huw): “Well thanks for the chat and I’ll catch ya at Falls.”

(Armee): “No worries Huw, take it easy bro!”

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Bangin’ Beats MC Battles’ 1st B’Day

by Huw Joseph

giveaways as well as $2.50 lagers between 9 and 10.

There has never ever been a local show with this much sponsorship.

Grotty has gone to town on this bitch. Sponsors include Ruffcut, Shure, Zoo York and Cascade.

If you come and don’t get something for free then you’d have to be pretty fucken clumsy.

Anyway I asked DJ Grotesque a couple of questions.

Hobart’s only devoted hip-hop night is celebrating it’s 1 year anniversary, and I tell ya what bwoi, if you miss it you’ll be socially outcast until the 2nd year anniversary. And even then, probably no-one will talk too ya!

This is gonna be the biggest fuck-off show case of local talent this town has ever seen. So bigups DJ Grotesque for getting all this shit together and getting the kids rowdy every month.

Details for the show... It's on Friday the 10th of December at Mobius. Doors open at 9. Billed as "the biggest lineup of local hiphop talent Hobart has ever seen" Mc's arch, tempest, meats and berfs, omk and cerberus. Djs robbery and grotesque.

And yes folks, it’s still only $5 (you lucky bastards) There's gonna be a dj battle(10pm) a beatbox battle(11pm) and an 8 man invitational mc battle.

The 8 mc’s in the battle are the ones that DJ Grotesque think’s have stood out in the last year. Shure and Ruffcut have provided an sm58 mic as the prize for the mc battle (how dope is that!), there's also clothes from Zoo York and a slab of lager. The other battles also have Zoo York clothes and a slab as prizes.

There will also be Zoo York and Shure

(Huw): “So how has the last year gone for ya?”

(Grotty): “What can i say about the last year? the night has totally outstripped my expectations. I was expecting it to last about six months tops, but it's popularity has just grown and grown. It's turning into a bit of a monster really. I think it's effect on the local scene has been to keep up the interest in hiphop between national acts. It's the only regular night that showcases local hiphop talent so it's easily the best place for mc’s to get a bit of exposure and push their names out into the public eye.

(Huw): “So what have you got planned for the future with local events?”

(Grotty): “I'd like to focus on getting as many local recordings released as possible. That's the next step. We've been getting the local exposure and now we need to go national. Get names like Cerberus and OMK out there and on the radio. It's gonna take a lot ofeffort but it'll be worth it. I also think we need to get some all ages events and regional events going so that the younger kids and people outside Hobart have access to something other than top 40 clubs.

That's where the Block BarB (Hip-Hop BBQ Tour of TAZ Jan 8th to 15th ’05) comes in. It's a good way to spread the word.

Gig Review Mark Dynamix @ Lonnies

by Shane

gear.

Mark then went on to play a great seletion of dance tracks from his latest release.

Myloís current single - Drop The Pressure made an appearance (and so it sould have).

Many other great tunes also popped up but unfortunately my memory gets alittle blurred around this timepoint.

Even after Mark left the stage the floor was packed and it wasnít until 6am when the lights were switched on (argh) that the dance floor ever emptied.

Lonnies was the venue to be on the 6th of November as Ministry Of Soundís Annual tour hit town.

The Lonnies is a good venue for an event like this, plenty of space and that balcony with its cool breeze is a godsend at 2am when the place is packed with hot, sweaty bodies.

There was Simon C playing in the front room with some lovely beats to warm the crowd up, while in the back room an onslaught of great spinners were busting out some heavy beats.

As the night drew on the sound was loud and bangin and with the arrival of Mark the already swealtering dance floor kicked it up a

The only down point of the whole night was when someone bumped the stylus while chatting to Simon C, oh well shit happens.

Bangin’ Beats Syrup’s Birthday Party

by Huw Joseph

Well, well Ladies and Gents. Syrup Nightclub is about have it’s 1st Birthday party ,under new management…..aka….Corn Dawg!!

We all know Syrup is Hobart’s oldest nightclub and we all know that its home to the sexiest toilets in the Southern Hemisphere.

So really, it’s only fitting that it should have a completely massive party that will spread out all weekend.

I know, I know. Which weekend is that your asking. Well, if you haven’t already seen the ad in this very paper your reading, then let me enlighten you!

December 3rd and 4th. That’s right, all weekend.

This year has been a very exciting year for Syrup, with record crowds, outstanding talent and the start of Syrup's flash new facelift. Andrew Corney, Proprietor and Manager of Syrup, would like to thank everyone that has been a part of Syrup over the years, creating the warm, fun and friendly atmosphere that Syrup is re-known for.

Syrup will be celebrating its first birthday all weekend and welcomes all old and new Syrup customers to join in the excitement!

Kicking off the weekend on FRI 3rd Dec will be Break Even with special guest SLINKY from Byron Bay & resident djs Spin FX, Seb & Adam Turner . See Flyer Attached for more details.

SAT 4th DEC - The good old days are back.

Re-live the Saturday Afternoon Live Sessions as Syrup brings back the bands, 2nd level, from 3pm - 6pm. Resident band 'The Roobs', will be christening the new

stage with their psychedelic punk rock.

The Saturday Live Sessions are back for good! Every Saturday Afternoon from 3.

FREE ENTRY. Remember ID! Then Syrup’s 1st floor will be open from 6pm playing electro lounge tunes till 11 when the fun really starts!! Tackland hero's Roly and Nick C will get the party honking as per usual and alas, the comical DJ EDDY (MELB) will be making his debut appearance in Hobart. DJ EDDY will have you in hysterix, with his diverse selection of retro tunes and humourous skits, going beyond the boundaries of dance. A must see!!!

The BEEZ NEEZ Bday Bash on the 2nd floor will see the Grand Masters of Syrup spinning their finest party crankers from 11pm onwards. Residents CORNEY, GILLIE, MATT B & ADAM TURNER will be joined by one of Melbourne's oldest and finest dj's, JAYSE SNIPE who'll be cutting up fat funky house.

When asked why he wanted to go to such lengths for this party, Andrew Corney replied “I just wanna give something back to the community. You know, do it for the kids.

When I was a kid there was no-where to get smashed and party so we all tipped cows.

I’m in a position now to help those kids just like me, and it’s a grave responsibility, but someone has to do it. By the way I will have some cows on the 2nd floor for people to tip. If they want to, they don’t have to!”

This statement was entirely fabricated by Huw Joseph. Please don’t bash me Andrew………!

Smirnoff specials and birthday give-aways!

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Q: Do you think d'n'b is entering a new, more varied and experimental phase after the monotonous techstep of the late '90s?

I dont think dnb is getting experimental these days in fact too many producers are playing safe making dancefloor jump up smashers , in a way it generates sales so the producers can earn a living but in a way its bad cos so many good tunes are being overlooked.

Q: How do you feel about the sense of rivalry that seems to exist between the scene's in Australia's different cities? Do you think Aussie d'n'b is kind of being held back by a lack of greater co-operation?

I think it used to be worse , these days i find myself regularly playing in other cities around australia which is good but years ago i never used to , i think people are judging other cities by what they have heard not experienced , personally my best gigs have taken place in sydney but then everyone here in perth will tell you sydney has no dnb scence . if those people have never been or dj-ed in sydney then how can they compare scenes in different cities. i personally think each city has something to offer and i wish people would work closer together yes.

Q: What's the take in England on the scene over here and the music coming out of Oz? Right now australia is on fire !!! i toured all across uk & europe for 3 months and all the punters were talking about was 'pendulum' & 'concord dawn' that was a real eye opener for me , i think this part of the world is flying the flag right now , with tunes like 'dont tell me' & 'another planet' doing so well we cant be ignored now.

Q: How is it working with such stalwarts as Doc Scott, John B & LTJ? Its all been a very good & flattering experience

to work with people i looked up to and respected for so many years , having guys like 'doc scott , bukem & john b' message me on the internet asking to sign my tunes was a really good feeling & nice to see my hard work over the years is finally paying off .

Q: Have you been to Hobart before? (that may sound like a stupid question but I haven't been here long). If so, how do you find the scene over here?

This is my debut , but i have heard good things, on a few occasions i'd ask certain internationals what there best aussie gig was and a few times they hit me with 'hobart' and i was like 'wow' so im looking forward to it .

Q: How important do you think variety and innovation is to a style of music?

Innovation is important , fresh ideas are always welcome , in my experience stuff that hasnt been done before stands a much better change of becoming a huge track. variety i think is very important in a dj set , theres nothing worse than hearing a dj play 2 or 3 hrs of the same style only.

Q: What's your low-down on the progress of Interphase?

Its been a very bumpy ride so far , i started the label in 2000 as an out let to release my music locally on cd only , then in 2001 i did a run of white labels which was taken care of by some dodgy fly by night geezers in london and i never saw my money and the distribution side of things was never pushed as they were all 'garage' headz . then in september 2003 i got an offer to re launch it through a company in london as a 2 year contract and 12 releases were to be distributed . i got up to the promos of 'interphase 003' which was 'laroque - life live & direct' and the company went bust so im trying to find another distributer right now so 'interphase' is currently on hold.

Bangin’ Beats John Digweed In the beginning God created Heaven - the UK nightclub. Within this garden of Eden Sasha and Digweed prospered and soon there was a worldwide movement called dance music, born out of the acid house scene of London in the late 1980's.

If you think I'm overdoing it - you better check yourself, 'cause John Digweed is, truly, one of the pioneers of the whole dance music industry, as we know it today. Don't believe me? look it up on the net.

Dave Williams was a bit awestruck as he spoke with John about his new, soon to be released mix CD, Fabric, which is a production from the fabric Nightclub in the East End of London.

It's the best club.

What makes it good.

They really look after the patrons and have a visionary music policy. They're bringing in the DJ's who are at the top of their field or breaking new ground. I think when you make the music the priority and make sure people are having a good time and comfortable, you're going to have a good club and they do that. The club's been going for five years and just going from strength to strength. I think building the club on a musical policy has been one of the key things, plus that it's so well run. When you go there, you are treated really well. I think a lot of clubs forget that you're actually paying their wages. All aspects that they do are very cool. And the CD theory also reflects what they do at the club the packaging is really good and you can buy their CD series on subscription for five or six pounds, which is really cheap. For them, it's all about giving the best value and quality and not over-the-top prices.

What's happening with your residencies at Heaven and The Beach?

I play Fabric twice a year. I play Heaven about three times a year and Brighton I finished about two months ago. We'd been ther for about five years and it was time to move on. We've just been doing some one-off Bedrock parties around the world. We did a huge one in Moscow for about 5000 people. I'm in Tokyo now. We did a thing on Monday night. As far as residencies in England, we're not doing anything on a monthly basis, but I think this allows me to branch out and do some great parties around the world now.

What does an average day for you involve?

A& R loads of CD's that come through for the label (John's Bedrock label), putting together one of my two radio shows. I've got one on KISS and one ... that's a world-wide syndicated show, doing stuff in the studio, going through records for gigs. I'm pretty busy. The moment I get out I go to bed. There's not enough hours in the day.

How old are you now.

36 How would you feel being described as DJ royalty? is that a bit over the top?

Being in the spotlight is something I've never felt 100% comfortable with. To me it's just about going out and DJ'ing. The fact that people enjoy what I do when I play, come out, pack clubs all over the world, that's the biggest respect that anyone can have. After DJ'ing for so many

years and to still have that buzz about going out and DJ'ing, I think that's the main thing. I think there's definitely people that have been DJ'ing, or doing anything for a long time, that don't enjoy it. I actually love what I do in every aspect, so I consider myself very fortunate that I can have a career which involves something that is my passion.

What are your memories of playing in Australia?

Well, I did two New Year's in a row, and I always have a fantastic time. The last few years there were other commitments I had, doing some film stuff. We did music for Spiderman for MTV and that took six months. There hasn't really been a lot of time to trek all the way on out there and do some shows, so hopefully that's something I can rectify in the near future. I definitely want to come back and do some shows, it's just a matter of finding the time ...

This year Eastern Europe has been fantastic.

Places like Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, as well as South America and all over the rest of Europe.

You need a twin.

Yeah.

What about Tasmania?

Yeah, I've played there once before. It was in a small club. I can't remember what it was called, but I remember having a good time.

The name "Digweed" is very groovy for a DJ name, is that the name you were given at birth?

Yeah, there's no trick name. ... (laughs) ... that's the one I was born with. At school there was, obviously, a lot of 'mickey' taken, but in fact it's paid off 'cause it's a name that people don't really forget.

Your name and Sasha used to mentioned together a lot, do you still stay in touch?

We stay in touch all the time. He's been off touring his new album and projects he's working on and likewise with me, so we probably still play five or six times a year, which isn't much, but what it does do is make those parties that much more special. it's quite cool, 'cause it really draws everyone out, if they know it's a special party.

What's the best and worst thing about being a DJ? There's no bad side to it. I'm doing something I love and there's loads of people I know that do jobs every day which they don't want to do ... so ... i consider myself very fortunate.

What are you doing this New Year's Eve? I'm playing in LA. I've got a show. I think it's a street party. 15, 000 or something like that.

Have you thought of any New Year's resolutions?

Nah. I just continue on, really. For me, it's just focus on playing well and making sure I give the crowd a good time.

Thanks for talking with me John.

That's alright. Take care.

LIFE BYTES DVD

JET - RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT CAPITOL MUSIC

FROM JANET TO DAMITA JO EMI/VIRGIN

Everywhere you look these days there's Jet collecting ARIAS - on the telly, radio and internet, up in the sky, at the airport ...ummm ...

It seemed like everything came together in this issue with this review. The Chaser Annual book review had shown me, finally, the incident with Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake, that got middle-America so steamed up at the Superbowl.

So it is no surprise that in front of us now, for our insatiable consumption is Jet, the DVD, actually called, "Jet. Right! Right! Right!"

All up - it's wicked - if you like Jet, that is, of course! Fifteen live tracks, with a half dozen or so of their videos, including UK and US versions.

The DVD has everything you could expect performances from The Forum (I think The Forum Theatre, Melbourne) a doco of behind the scenes includinng on set while shooting a video in California.

All the hits are there, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl," "Rollover DJ," "Cold Hard Bitch, and "Get Me Outta Here."

A complete DVD, it gives a good insight into the personalities of the band while having a high energy feel throughout. I'm not sure what else they could have put on this.

And now here's Janet's latest offering, a collection of videos from the albums "Janet" to the most recent, "Damita Jo." For Janet fans this will be a must have item, but many of the videos are already out on "All For You (Limited Edition").

All together, there are 19 video's, plus an interview, scenes from the set of the "All Nite (Don't Stop)" video shoot and footage from "MuchMoreMusic" and "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest," the American Idol host. Some fans have said they were a little disappointed there wasn't more personal footage, but are we ever satisfied?

Janet Jackson is a success story that we can follow through the videos on this DVD. Oh yeah and the Superbowl thing - it was an accident really.

Riiight!! I'm sure she wears huge nipple jewellery like that all the time, especially when squeezed into some latex/leathe costume!

‘DUPLEX’ MIRAMAX

PITCH BLACK Universal Pictures

DUPLEX is a quirky comedy about a young New York couple, Alex (Ben Stiller) & Nancy (Drew Barrymore) who think they have discovered the perfect house. A large two story house with enourmous rooms and at an unbelievably low price, they jump into purchasing their new dwelling. The only catch is that old Mrs Connelly (Eileen Essel), who has been living upstairs for uncounted years, must stay as a tenant.

Pitch Black is the 5 year prequel to the Chronicles of Riddick, although it doesn't really succeed in answering the question raised in Chronicles as prequels should.

Thinking that in no time she will kick the bucket and they whole house will be theirs, Alex and nancy are in for a rude surprise. Stay at home writer Alex is constantly getting sucked in to doing chores for the old lady and every time he starts to work on his novel, he is interrupted by her incessant knocking. The chores are never ending and Alex's novel is going nowhere.

When Nancy gets fired from her office job, she gets sucked in too and their life is hell.

The captain is killed and 2nd in command, Fry (Rhanda Mitchell) takes over as they try to find the answers to their new hostile environment.

There are a few good hearty chuckles in this true Stiller style carry-on, but there are also a few strained moments when the comedy isn't quite kickin' it. Directed by Danny DeVito, DUPLEX is not nearly as good as previous gems War of the Roses or Throw Mama from the Train, and without Stiller's presence, it would have been a waste of film.

I can see why it went straight to DVD. An amusing little movie if you have some time to kill.

Game Review - GTA: San Andreas + Halo 2 + Half-Life 2 What a mad month for the computer gaming industry. You have to love it, but at the same time, it’s frustrating as the three major releases of November were on three different platforms.

What I am looking forward to is a breakaway from the major players, and the birth of the one complete ‘ultimate’ consol, one that would be able to play any game on one machine. I mean at the moment, I sit here with my PS2, X-Box and my PC, but the reality for me is I just want one, but I want the option of playing everything. Maybe that’s exactly what I should be doing, branching out on my own and trying to develop my Ultimate Gaming Machine…the UGM, now I like the sound of that….

The first of the big releases was on PS2 with Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. If you haven’t heard of the Grand Theft Auto series, I honestly feel sorry for you. Rockstar have lead the way with controversial gaming with the GTA series receiving its fair share of negative publicity (all of which boosted sales globally lol) Lets give you a brief rundown of this amazing new chapter in this series.

Five years ago Carl Johnson (that’s you) escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas, a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Now it’s the early 90’s and Carl’s got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster.

On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt policeman frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and take control of the streets. Sound good? This is easily the best of the series, and a credit to Rockstar who

excellent presentation, a highly replay able campaign, and the greatest, most complete online multiplayer component in a console shooter yet. A surprisingly disappointing story and a fairly short single-player portion are noticeable shortcomings, but there's just so much content in Halo 2, and the action itself is so outstanding, that there can be no denying its quality. Overall, it's one of the very best action games available on X-Box.

have taken all the fun elements of the previous titles and expanded them to make SA a more complete game in itself. Lets face it….GTA series rocks, and this is a definite must have for anyone who has played the other titles. If you haven’t played (or God help you, heard) of GTASA this is a great place to start. Released on PC next year (damnit!!).

The next big console release is on X-Box and yes it’s Halo 2. The gaming world was rocked when Halo: Combat Evolved hit shelves. It revolutionized the FPS genre on the console and was the driving force behind the success of the Xbox. With its cutting edge graphics, tremendous AI, brilliant storyline, and enthralling game play it set the new standard by which all games since have been judged. Years later it is still one of the most popular games around with a huge loyal fan base whose thirst for Halo seems unquenchable.

At X02 two years ago, Bungie made the announcement the world had been waiting for. A sequel to Halo was coming to Xbox. Everyone was happy. The press entered a feeding frenzy. The fans waited anxiously for the trailer to go online, and when it did, they waited for days to get to the top of the queue for download. Two years later and the X-Box world are once again happy.

Microsoft reported that in the weeks prior to release there had been 1.5 million preorders, which goes to show how confident Halo followers are of this sequels quality.

Does it live up to expectations? The good news is, the sequel to the Xbox's defining action game is an absolutely superb, fully featured game, boasting an

This seems to be a trend lately by developers in the FPS market, I mean that developers are steering towards the multiplayer option and forgetting about the fun of Single person games.

This isn’t a big problem if your online (and have good connection) but for those who don’t and want to appreciate a Single person game…bad luck.

This trend has been reversed with the release of Half Life 2 on the PC. It’s hard to believe that it was November 1998 when Half Life hit the Shelves and became known as one of the ‘Greatest Games Ever’. It was inevitable that there would be a sequel but to have to wait six years for it, you would hope it lived up to expectations. The truth is it does that and more.

In Half-Life 2, you once again assume the role of Gordon Freeman, the theoretical physicist and dimension-hopping commando who saved the world from an alien invasion at the end of Half-Life.

Or did he? Half-Life 2 starts you off facing the infamous G-Man, the mysterious blue-suited character from the first game. At the end of HalfLife, the G-Man offered you a choice: work for him or die. Since there would be no sequel if you chose the latter, Half-Life 2 assumes you chose the

Riddick (Vin Diesel) is captured as a bad guy and on the way to delivering him for their ransom, the merchant vessel Hunter Grantzner crashes on a strange planet outside of their flight path.

Not only do the crew have to deal with the unpredictable surface environment of this planet, with it's three suns and underground beasts, but when Riddick escapes, they also have to watch their backs for his attack.

Finally coming to the conclusion they must all work together, they unlock the secrets of the empty settlements.

Lies and deception prove an evil cocktail to the success of their mission, and the survival of limited crew members gives a vague connection and lead into The Chronicles of Riddick.

Again some good effects using lights and colour, but understandable why I didn't see it in the cinema.

by Matt C former, and you start the game in a train entering City 17 for your introduction into this new world.

The gravity gun is one of the great new features introduced by the game. Thanks to the new physics engine, it has all sorts of applications in and out of combat, and you'll spend a lot of time tinkering around with it. It's just as useful for picking up and hurling a grenade back at an enemy as it is for solving any number of puzzles in the game.

Most of these puzzles are clever but not too difficult, particularly if you've played previous shooters, like the original Half-Life. Half-Life 2 also features a fair number of jumping puzzles, though nothing on the frustration level of Xen in the original game. The jumping puzzles are a weakness in Half-Life 2, but thankfully you can take a more aggressive approach and bypass most of the jumping altogether.

The other noteworthy additions to the game play are vehicles, specifically an airboat and a highspeed buggy. While these sequences offer a visual rush, they're also not too far removed from some of the rail sequences in the original Half-Life. In many instances, you'll be funneled down a narrow channel or road with little chance to explore or veer off the beaten path, battling enemies in a highspeed engagement. You'll then encounter an obstacle that requires you to jump out of your vehicle and solve a puzzle to proceed. The controls and physics in these sequences are a bit loose, but the vehicles are fun to drive, especially when you get some room to maneuver.

I love this game. It’s totally addictive and you will find yourself amazed with the immersion it creates for you. The water textures are amazing and this is definitely one of the best visual games I have ever seen. Whilst at times some of the puzzles seem frustrating, I have never experienced before the feeling of my stomach going to my mouth whilst falling in a game and my girlfriend has said it’s almost too real. What more can you say to that…it’s a definite must have for PC gamers.

This brings us back to the start of the article, when will we see a games machine that is capable of playing all 3 titles now? I know that eventually these games will be release on all platforms but what if I want to play them all today? I guess the answer is to shut up and pull out the PS2, X-Box and Pc and clutter up the lounge room, oh well back to Half Life….Happy Gaming.

Albums

by Kris, Elle

& To m

Sing a Song of Revolution The GO Set

Arabia 2Morrow Vol. 2 Various

Right of Way Ferry Corsten

Tribal Mix Vol. 1 David Vendetta

Laughing OutlawRecords

EMI

Hustle Recordings

Wagwam/Creative Vibes

At times this Aussie band sound a bit like two different bands, especially when contrasting tracks that do and negate the inclusion of bagpipes. Tracks such as '1788' and 'Sing me a Song' sound as though they belong in an Irish Pub with everyone skulling pints of Guinness and having a hard thrash around the dance floor.

Arabia 2Morrow follows on the limited success of it's predecessor album as an attempt to introduce more popular music from around the world, specifically Arabia. It offers an array of some of the more popular recent hit songs from the region through a diverse range of tracks.

Ferry Corsten's Right of Way follows on the heels of his recent visit from Europe to mainland Oz for a sampling of shows in which he received good reviews from attendees.

Unfortunately, the album does not always convey some of the energy that was likely present at his shows to echo the same reviews for the album which falls somewhat flat and lacking in energy.

DJ/producer Davis Vendetta, resident spinner throughout Paris mixes this compilation of techno tunes in the compilation Tribal Mix. Through an array of tracks Vendetta merges the album to display his skills of presenting a full set without any breaks between each effort.

In contras tracks such as 'Breakdown' and 'One Fine Day' offer an insight into what the band would be without the inclusion of bagpipes showing their other side as a more reflective mainstream band.

As a whole the album may prove somewhat difficult to follow without an understanding of the language although many may be able to recognise the cover of 'I Will Survive' (Hilwa El Hayett) from Star Academy. Otherwise most tracks will be new to listeners but will prove a surprise to individuals accustomed to the more traditional music from the area with more upbeat music, sampled beats behind group and individual vocals and quicker tempos as exemplified on tracks like 'Ah w Noss' and '3aloutoul'.

Over the course of the album the GO set sound like they are equally trying to emulate a toned down version of the Drop Kick Murphy's while also experimenting with finding their own path and sound.

The album offers a wide sample of some of the new sounds that are otherwise undiscovered from the Arabian region for listeners who would otherwise not have access to the tracks but may sound somewhat dated with the beats, synthesiser tracks and samples used throughout.

Corsten does provide a mix of stylings with the inclusion of the slower ballad style tracks 'Holding On' and 'Skindeep' with the support of Shelley Harland but they don't seem to follow the path of the album, in a logical sequence as you would expect from a DJ., Another collaborations with Bright, 'Show Your Style' ends up being somewhat repetitive and generic in nature creating an unbalanced album that may prove challenging to someone seeking the house sound style of Corsten.

R.U.L.E. Ja Rule:

Entertainment Marc Moulin

Encore Eminem

Lesfortuate Downsyde

The INC. Records

Blue Note

Shady Records

Obese Records

Ja Rule's latest album is a collaborative effort with the appearance of guests such as R. Kelly, fat Joe, Jadakiss, Lloyd and Black Child to name a few. Unfortunately, these spots from Inc. members and Ja students does not raise the level of the album that follows a formulaic path.

Perrenial jazz label Blue Note release Marc Moulin's latest effort Entertainment. The Album is a fusion of traditional jazz sounds with electronic influences for a modern sound that will appeal across a broad range of tastes.

Aussie hip-hop act Downsyde release this EP as a precursor to their upcoming album When the Dust Settles.

At times, as on 'R.U.L.E.' and 'Wonderful' the presence of R. Kelly and current trends in hip hop are overpowering as R&B stylings become the main focus. Other times the chanting style of Ja and his followers on the album become more of an echo than offering anything really new.

The album opens with a smooth track, 'Silver (Who Stole the Groove)', that layers trumpet with synthesiser alongside lyrics that essentially lays out the goal of the album. Moulin asks the audience to join in the search for the groove by tapping your feet, letting your hair down and essentially making the journey collaboratively.

Eminem continues his self discovery and therapeutic journey throughout the course of his latest album Encore. Like most of his work, you discover more within his lyrics with each listening as he proves his ability to create intelligent rhymes that are deeply personal alongside his renowned humour and verbal jabs at nay sayers.

Ja Rule does weave some great stories of attempting to escape the ghetto and the entrapment of the gang and drug lifestyle on 'Where I'm From' but when he's not laying down vocals, the supporting backing track falls somewhat short merely sounding like some of the R&B/hip hop melded albums of the last many years. This is somewhat representational of the album as a whole as it revolves around drugs, sex, and money without any real standout tracks or innovation.

The album progresses though the utilisation of different instruments such as bass, drums, and female vocals layered over a simple yet never overpowering electronic back track to create an easy listening album that should appeal to both traditional and new age jazz fans. The purely instrumental track 'Easy' is a good indication of this, through it's jam session sound although the sounds may not quite mirror some of the experimental efforts and sounds of past jazz greats that paved the way for Moulin.

Tracks like 'Rock Your Body Rock', 'Right of Way' and 'Star Traveller' do attempt to take the listener through and array of levels of tempos, beats and moods but they do not really offer anything new or differentiating from many tracks that may be heard on a night out or on many tracks on some of the Ministry of Sound compilations, even falling somewhat short of those standards.

Eminem displays his continued growth by delving into more serious issues such as the American tendencies to go t o Wa r a n d r e s e n t m e n t o f B u s h , w h i l e s t i l l r e m a i n i n g l o y a l t o h i s p a s t e ff o r t s with production by Dr Dre and guest i n c l u s i o n s o f D - 1 2 , O b i e Tr i c e a n d o n e of the highlight tracks 'Never Enough' with 50 Cent and Nate Dog. The album has a good variety of beats, ranging from choirs, samples from rock group Heart, and his traditional thumping back beat to crate a great array of tracks that provide new hooks and highlights with each listening.

The album samples an array of beats and sources such as Samuel L. Jackson's sermon from Pulp Fiction, on track 14, although it becomes a bit lost the second time it is used and rather drowned out and out of sorts with the emerging beats.

Unfortunately, the album sounds rather generic at times and seems to fall flat. At times throughout, it seems as though Vendetta is about to raise the tempo and allow the listener to reach a euphoric level, but instead he lowers the volume, tempo or repeats previous sounds from earlier in the track.

The album may suit the home listener, bet does not really reach it's full potential until track 18's midpoint, before again the layers are scaled back and slowed down.

The six track album offers a great sampling of the group that indicates that the upcoming album should offer some great beats over a full length effort.

Lesfortunate opens the album with a very Caribbean sound over a steel drum as the album progresses through a variety os sounds that are just as easily suited to the 70's as they are now.

Many of the samples echo of older sounding hip hop with influences of Isaac Hayes and Curtis Mayfield's funk era.

Clap Your Hands offers the most catchy song on the sort effort that will likely prove a favourite with crowds as Downsyde continue their nation-wide touring that culminates at the Falls late in the year.

S P O T L I G H T - F O C U S O N T H E A R T S I N TA S M A N I A

by Monika Z

River Hands Installation

This last TAS winter was perfect for this test. After 2 months in storm, hail, rain and a bit of sunshine and even more nasty tree-branch breaking storms, I was sure there would be no problem for an outdoor installation.

This was done at Wychwood Garden's "Art in the Garden" Australian Open Garden Scheme exhibition 29 October to 3 November in Mole Creek.

At the photos show, we put stakes into the creek and stuck the hands/arms on top.

Needless to say, the days were perfect, one better than the other. 25-28 d. C. and sunshine with a light breeze only.

There had been a total of 32 art pieces on exhibition throughout this marvellous garden which was started 14 years ago.

It happend without intention of being a big garden.

Yet, gradually, it turned into such a grand beauty of tranquility and art in itself. Karen Hall and Peter Cooper have such a beautiful energy and that is transmitted in their work. It's worthwhile visiting.

NO, the arms are no longer in the creek.

For 2 months, Rynne Tanton and I worked on getting the molds for my arms and hands.

(finally) developed, I made a slip caste, hollow inside and then bisqued the works (1000 d.C.).

When the final, the master-mold, was

Thereafter, I used various oxydes and in

two cases a bit of glaze as well and fired the works again.

Then it was time to test their survival in the ourdoors.

Due to the return of the TAS weather misery (only a few more years here before heading to the sunshine!!!) Peter, thoughfully as ever, took them out of the creek...or they might have been washed downstream.

D a n c e r P r o f i l e - S t o m p i n Yo u t h T h e a t r e C o m p a n y A r t i s s t i c D i r e c t o r - B e c R e i d 1. How did you become a dancer?

I saw a Stompin show when I was 15 and new directly after the show finished that I wanted to be a dancer. So I introduced myself to the Artistic Director, Jerril Rechter the next day and asked if I could join Stompin. I began rehearsals the following week and continued to dance at Stompin for another three years. So I was late starter, but Stompin was incredibly embracing and empowering, providing me with a direction for my future.

2. How long have you been artistic director for Stompin?

Together with Luke George, we have been the Artistic Directors of Stompin for three years.

3. How did you get the job?

After leaving Stompin and studying dance at tertiary level interstate, Luke and I were invited to return to Stompin to be guest choreographers for a show called Placement, as part of the very first Ten Days on the Island. Once the project was finished, the then Artistic Director Jerril Rechter, offered Luke and I the positions as the new Artistic Directors and before we knew it, we were leading the Company we had once been a dancing in.

4. What else are you doing, in terms of dance?

I am currently spending most of my time producing Citizen, Stompin’s major work for 2005 as part of Ten Days on the Island. But I am heading to an aboriginal community in the middle of the Northern Terrority tomorrow to work with young people and create a site specific performance. This is part of a mentorship I am undertaking with Tracks, the Northern Territory’s dance and performance company. I’ll be working in 45 degree heat in a shed! I have also been teaching contemporary dance at Deakin University in Melbourne.

5. What's a typical day for an artistic director of a youth dance company?

Wheaties, emails, calls, stretching, dreaming, emails, calls, dancing, playing, emails, calls and emails...

6. What do you like to do in your spare time?

Eat amazing Gelati, see lots of movies and performances. I’m also a bit partial to a spot of tennis.

7. What makes a good dancer?

I’m not sure if there’s a formula as such, but in my experience a ‘good’ dancer is a mover who knows who they are when they are dancing and allows the audience to really see them.

8. How much does the perception that dancing is for girls still exist?

It’s still out there, but Stompin has had some amazing boys work with the Company and it’s something we will always be striving to encourage and support.

9. How hard is it physically?

As hard as footy training and any other physical discipline humans passionately pursue.

10. Have you had any particular themes for your productions?

Stompin’s work is always inspired by young people which is inherent in the Company’s work.

We have explored many themes over the years, and our forthcoming work Citizen will look at young people’s identity and their relationship to global youth culture, in light of the world becoming more and more americanised.

11. Who can get involved in Stompin and how do they get started?

It’s so easy! Stompin works with young people between 14-26. So for anyone that’s seen our work or is curious all you have to do is call Sarah our General Manager on 03 6334 3802. No experience necessary, just heaps of commitment and passion.

SK8 Profile - Captain Ozone When you’re passionate about something, truly passionate, you surround yourself with it. You encompass it into every corner of your life until it is your life.

I’ve always admired people that are so staunch about what they love that nothing can change their minds, not even time.

Like they were born for it. I know a few dudes who kept rolling after their mid 30’s, not as much as they would of liked or could physically manage, but they always had a board stashed somewhere.

Greg on the other hand is still killing it and still progressing. It’s very rare to meet someone who has such a big background in something and still keeps themselves completely open and humble.

After you’ve done something for so long it’s incredibly easy to get comphortable in a role and complacent. Maybe this is one of the beautiful things about skateboarding, you can’t get comphortable, you can’t stop pushing yourself. Your only choice is to stop skating.

There are so many really important things that a young person will learn from the skating community, more than any other sport/club or team, and it’s vital to their development. There are no rules, structures or pre-determined formulas. Skating is complete expression. The only rule is look after your bro’s.

Skating can never be a hobbie or a side project, you either skate and it takes over your life, or you don’t.

There’s no in between.

So with that in mind, it takes a special breed of person to stay so true to skating for so long.

Skateboarding has been such a big part of my life now, I’ve made so many rad friends and been on so many amazing missions.

Skateboarding is, in my opinion, probably the most important thing for a young boy or girl to get involved in.

Skating can never be a hobbie or a side project, you either skate and it takes over your life, or you don’t. There’s no in between.

by Huw Joseph.

If you don’t skate, or you’ve always wanted to or your just about to get your first set up, then I highly recommend you drop into Greg’s shop, (Ozone House of Boards, 122 Murray street in Hobart) and gave a chat with him.

He’ll give you some amazing insight into the underground brotherhood that is Skateboarding!!!

(Huw): “You’re the Hobart veteran, you would of seen a lot of kids and trends come and go. How do you feel about the development of the skating community in Hobart and where do you see it heading?”

(Greg): “The style and direction of skating has almost done a full circle in the time that I’ve been involved in it. I started skateboarding when I was 10 years old, back in 1975 while I was in grade 4 Primary School.

The biggest buzz is having a Dad rock into my shop and have his son or daughter with them to grab their very first ride and walk out with another board for themselves to teach them cool shit on….Nice!

The acceptance of all the many disciplines of

skateboarding by riders from each area is the biggest and best thing about today’s rippers.

Old-school, New-school, street, vert, park, downhill…….who cares as long as you’re rolling. New parks are now looking to the past to bowls, pools, big trannies…It’s all about the multiple possibilities of lines and trick combinations.”

(Huw): “As someone who has been skateboarding for such a long time, what advice would you give to someone just starting out?”

(Greg): “Get over the fashion, the bullshit stories, the hype, lock up your stupid X-Box and go ride. Hook up with crew who want to roll around the clock and always skate with dudes who are better than you. Keeps your ego in check and you will learn heaps more. There’s nothing you can learn from a dick!!!”

(Greg): “The freedom of self expression and the huge diversity of crew to skate with to choose the type of session it will be. It can be a ‘refine old tricks’ with styling tweeks and bones session, or just lay down so new moves altogether. Whatever shoots your curl.”

(Huw): “What’s the most important issue for Hobart’s skating community to be aware of?”

(Greg): “Possibly the oldest issue when skating is always look out for the little dudes…There is a lot of ‘opportunistic vermon’ out there and as a street wise ripper it’s your duty to look out for them and all other boarders as brothers. It’s an awesome family to be apart of. Skateboarding is a ‘way of life’, not a sport, it’s longevity is due to boarders respect for the past, while eagerly embracing whatever cool things the future has to offer.”

(Huw): “What has kept you skating for so long?”

Comedy Feature -The Chaser ’s Julian Morrow

by David Williams but we, basically, got scared and ran away. And quite rightly. They would've, probably, just chewed us up and spat us out and it'd be a disaster. We didn't manage to attract many subscribers to the newspaper, but some of them were the right sort of people - one of who was Andrew Denton. We invited andrew to give a speech, a very generous offer of a free speech, as opposed to his usual rate of squillions of dollars at our first birthday party. We invited him out to lunch. The pretence was to say, "Thank you," but in fact we were just huge fans and thought it would be cool to actually meet him.

Suck up?

Your staying at the Lindrum hotel. Isn't that a famous name.

Yeah. I think he was a snooker player and there's a pool table in the lobby and, apparently, that was what he used and he was really quite good. That's about the extent of my knowledge but it's quite nice. I'm very glad to be spending taxpayers money ... ah, I don't know if it is taxpayers money ... but sitting back in a place much nicer than The Chaser would normally put me up (in).

How did the name The Chaser come about?

Some people have jumped to conclusions on how it came about ... the idea of that we're chasing people ... which is not, actually, what it was?

Like a whiskey chaser?

That was one of the intentional resonances. Our logo features a little shot glass. Back in 1999 we

Yeah, that's right, exactly. Basically, suck up to him and try and make him like us, which we seemed to manage to do, because it was at that lunch that he said that he had the shits with, that's not a direct quote, with Triple M and I'm thinking of going off and doing other things. What about I produce a TV show by you guys and we went, "How fantastic!" We jumped at the opportunity to work with Andrew Denton and it just so happened that started a satirical newspaper and, the idea was, it was in television, because Andrew is would be a Sunday newspaper and it would be a remembered, primarily for his TV stuff, even summary and satitirical take on the weeks events. So, though he has had a long, successful run on it would be a "chaser" , in the whiskey chaser sense, commercial radio. to the weeks events. We then went on to produce a fortnightly newspaper that came out on a Tuesday ... Have you ever had any interest in CNNN from Some people thought it had some resonance with the any of the major news networks, like CNN? journals of britain ... the tabloids like The Tatler, The Spectator and stuff like that. Or it was some incredibly I heard there were discussions between the ABC urbane reference to some ill-fated publication in the and CNN which could be summarised along the 18th century. It just seemed like the right idea for the lines of, "We do not approve!" But nothing more concept that we were trying to come up with. formal has happened. We heard, also, that extracts got played at a CNN conference in Hong Kong and that everyone loved it. Generally people in the media and politics seem to quite like the show. We've heard very unreliable, fourth-hand anecdotes that people like Phillip Ruddock, On my part and, I think, for most of us, the television Alexander Downer, Lachlan Murdoch and Sarah aspect of our career was entirely unintentional. It was O'Hare and various other people quite like the really, simply, a matter of really good fortune. We had show, so we must be doing something wrong. been approached by people to do some work in television. Our first approach came from Channel 9, Do you have a comedy or journalism I guess when you were doing the Sunday newspaper, you didn't think you'd end up with a DVD?

background?

Neither really. Well, a comedy background, I suppose .. when we started I was a practising lawyer. Three of the guys were law students and two were arts graduates. We'd all done the Uni journals and review and stuff like that and I only got in 'cause I knew how to incorporate a company.

Funny how lawyers end up in comedy. Steve Vizard comes to mind.

Yes, I wish I could bring his bank balance to mine, but is seems to be a pretty commonly trod path and I think the reasons for that are because being a lawyer is basically playing with words, but for serious/nefarious and, often, quite good purposes, but the way law firms tend to work is conducive to deep and abiding cynicism and bitterness and that's always good training for comedy.

Thanks for talking to me today.

That's fine. Will you be mentioning the Annual as well?

Yeah.

Cool. Excellent. Excellent. 'Cause we're competing with ourselves this year.

With the DVD? Yeah, but, just quietly, we make more money out of the book than the DVD, so we're really trying to plug the book.

Oh. That's alright.

(Quick think of something to say!) I think the book is unreal.

Good. Excellent. Fantastic. Ok. Good chatting to you.

Bare Threads

NAME: Bree AGE: 22 GOING TO FALLS FOR NYE: yes, missed last year....so HELL YEAH DRINK FOR THE NIGHT: Cascade lager NEW YEARS RESOLUTION: never have, never will.

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NAME: Daniel AGE: 19 ARE YOU GOING TO FALLS FOR NYE: yep DRINK OF CHOICE FOR THE NIGHT: Bundy NEW YEARS RESOLUTION: To get more wasted than last year

NAME: Josh AGE:18 ARE YOU GOING TO FALLS 4 NYE: Hopefully DRINK OF CHOICE FOR THE NIGHT: Beer...lots of beer NEW YEARS RESOLUTION: Make some money finally.

7. NAME: Tommy AGE: 24 ARE YOU GOING TO FALLS FOR NYE: yes DRINK OF CHOICE FOR THE NIGHT: vodka NEW YEARS RESOLUTION: stop making promises i cant keep...but I probably wont stick to it.

NAME: tom AGE:26 ARE YOU GOING TO FALLS FOR NYE: yes DRINK OF CHOICE FOR THE NIGHT: Cascade draught NEW YEARS RESOLUTION: Stop drinking so much Cascade draught

NAME: Rohan AGE: 25 ARE YOU GOING TO FALLS FOR NYE: yes DRINK OF CHOICE FOR THE NIGHT: Big bloody pint of Cascade draught NEW YEARS RESOLUTION: Quit ciggies and get a job...

NAME: Sarah AGE: 18 ARE YOU GOIG TO FALLS FOR NYE: yes DRINK OF CHOICE FOR THE NIGHT: Madoori NEW YEARS RESOLUTION: They're a waste of time

NAME: Tom AGE:26 ARE YOU HEADING TO FALLS FOR NYE: yes DRINK OF CHOICE FOR THE NIGHT: Cascade draught NEW YEARS RESOLUTION: stop drinking so much Cascade draught

NAME: Mr Dan AGE:26 ARE YOU HEADING TO FALLS FOR NYE: looking forward to it: DRINK OF CHOICE FOR THE NIGHT: long island iced tea with a squeeze of lemon and a tall straw NEW YEARS RESOLUTION: 120 by 768 pixels

Thurs 2/12 MESH – Hobart’s oldest club night, breaks/drum+bass with resident DJ SPIN-FX and guests.

Fri 3/12 SYRUP BIRTHDAY WEEKEND Downstairs 8pm: KO – Resident DJ’s Seb, SPIN-FX & Robbery ‘Laying down the Chunks“O”Funk’ Downstairs 11pm: BOOGIE – 70’s & 80’s FUNK with resident DJ’s Nick C and Duncan.

Upstairs 11pm: BREAKEVEN – SPECIAL BDAY GUEST - DJ SLINKY from BYRON BAY with resident DJ’s AdamTurner, SPIN-FX and guests. Phat breaks & Electro Sat 4/12 Upstairs 3pm: SATURDAY ARVO LIVE SESSIONS – Rock out with resident band The ROOBS from 3pm to 6pm.

Downstairs 6pm: Electro Lounge tunes to keep you rocking until 11pm: TACKYLAND BDAY SPESH – 70’s 80’s and 90’s RETRO with SPECIAL GUEST DJ EDDY (Melb) & resident DJ’s Nick C and Roly.

Upstairs 11pm: BDAY BEEZ NEEZ – “if it’s good we’ll play it” – SPECIAL GUEST JAYSE SNIPE (Melb) with resident DJ’s Corney, Gillie, Adam Turner, Matt B - house, electro & breaks.

Thurs 9/12 MESH – Hobarts oldest club night, breaks/drum+bass with resident DJ SPIN-FX and guests.

Fri 10/12 Downstairs 8pm: KO – Resident DJ’s Seb, SPIN-FX & Robbery ‘Laying down the Chunks“O”Funk’ Downstairs 11pm: BOOGIE – 70’s & 80’s FUNK with resident DJ’s Nick C and Duncan.

Upstairs: LaCasa – Vocal House with resident DJ’s Matt B, Gillie and Guests.

Sat 11/12 Upstairs 3pm: SATURDAY ARVO LIVE SESSIONS – Rock out with resident band The ROOBS from 3pm to 6pm.

Downstairs 6pm: Electro Lounge tunes to keep you rocking until 11 Downstairs11pm: TACKYLAND – 70’s 80’s and 90’s RETRO with resident DJ’s Nick C and Roly Upstairs 11pm: The BEEZ NEEZ present DIRTY FKING DANCIN – the best of house, electro & breaks with resident DJ’s Gillie, Adam Turner, Matt B and guests.

Thurs 16/12 MESH – Hobarts oldest club night, breaks/drum+bass with resident DJ SPIN-FX and guests.

Fri 17/12 Downstairs 8pm: KO – Resident DJ’s Seb, SPIN-FX & Robbery ‘Laying down the Chunks“O”Funk’ Downstairs: BOOGIE – 70’s & 80’s FUNK with resident DJ’s Nick C and Duncan.

Upstairs: LaCasa – Vocal House with resident DJ’s Matt B, Gillie and Guests.

Sat 18/12 Downstairs: TACKYLAND – 70’s 80’s and 90’s RETRO with resident DJ’s Nick C and Roly.

Upstairs: The BEEZ NEEZ – present DIRTY FKING DANCIN – house, electro & breaks with resident DJ’s Gillie, Adam Turner, Matt B and guests.

Thurs 23/12 MESH – Hobarts oldest club night, breaks/drum+bass with resident DJ SPIN-FX and guests.

Fri 24/12 Downstairs 8pm: KO – Resident DJ’s Seb, SPIN-FX & Robbery ‘Laying down the Chunks“O”Funk’ Downstairs 11pm: BOOGIE – 70’s & 80’s FUNK with resident DJ’s Nick C and Duncan.

Upstairs 11pm: PICKLE – NRG, TRANCE, HARD HOUSE & ELECTRO. SPECIAL GUEST TRANCE DJ BEN POTTMA (SYD ex-TAS) and resident DJ’s KIR, CORNEY & DSKO Sat 25/12 CLOSED Sun 26/12 WE’RE OPEN!!! COME AND PLAY! Thurs 6/01 MESH – Hobarts oldest club night, breaks/drum+bass with resident DJ SPIN-FX and guests.

Fri 7/01 Downstairs 8pm: KO – Resident DJ’s Seb, SPIN-FX & Gnosis ‘Laying down the Chunks“O”Funk’ Downstairs 11pm: BOOGIE – 70’s & 80’s FUNK with resident DJ’s Nick C and Duncan.

Upstairs 11pm: BREAKEVEN – Phat breaks & Electro with resident party hard DJ’s AdamTurner, SPIN-FX and guests.

Sat 8/01 Downstairs 11pm: TACKYLAND – 70’s 80’s and 90’s RETRO with resident DJ’s Nick C and Roly.

Upstairs 3pm: Revival of the SYRUP SATURDAY SESSIONS with resident band THE ROOBS. FREE ENTRY. Upstairs11pm: The BEEZ NEEZ present DIRTY FKING DANCIN– “if it’s good we’ll play it” – house, electro & breaks with resident DJ’s Gillie, Adam Turner, Matt B and guests.

COMING EVENTS FRI DEC 3rd : BDAY BREAKEVEN – Phat breaks with special guest DJ SLINKY (BYRON BAY).

SAT DEC 4th - Revival of the SYRUP SATURDAY SESSIONS with resident band THE ROOBS from 3pm.

FREE ENTRY. TACKYLAND BDAY SPESH – 70’s 80’s and 90’s RETRO with SPECIAL GUEST DJ EDDY (Melb) & resident DJ’s Nick C and Roly.

BDAY BEEZ NEEZ – SPECIAL GUEST JAYSE SNIPE (Melb) with resident DJ’s Corney, Gillie, Adam Turner, Matt B - house, electro & breaks.

FRI DEC 24th: PICKLE – Hard NRG, TRANCE, HARD HOUSE, DEEP ELECTRO with SPECIAL GUEST - BEN POTTMA (SYD exTAS) and resident DJ’s KIR, DSKO and CORNEY.

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